Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 162 Lao Ba Says Hello
After meeting Abaddon, Ethan became more certain of his guess.

This high-ranking knight of the Temple of Netheril is a very important research subject. As the designated candidate for the next Knight-General, he not only violated the long-standing mission of the Kingdom Army and the Royal Knights, but also fought and fought again and again, and it seems that he is heading in a pointy direction.

However, this cowardly man who hid behind the statue of the Knight Lord when facing Bigfoot and threw away his knight's sword in front of the "evil god believers" did not break his oath.

"This shows that Abaddon or someone behind him has mastered the core technology."

Ethan told his conclusion to the people in the cave.

Ivy expressed her doubts, "Core technology? Explain in detail!"

This is Rowena's habit of speaking. After spending a long time with this noisy great magician, she has been led astray.

Ethan said, "When I was reading the book about Doomsday, I felt that the Righteous God was very likely to have fallen or been sealed in the Second Age. Many things that have happened recently have confirmed my guess."

Of all the destroyed eras, the Second Era had the highest death toll and was also the most desperate one.

Lao Ba became the ruler of the Second Age. The Scarlet Plague swept across the entire continent. The Scarlet Dynasty became the only civilization in human history with a clear belief in evil gods. Taking the Second Age as a node, there have never been any legends directly related to the righteous gods. Instead, they have turned into the worship and record of heroes.

The concepts of "saints" and "sages" in various paths also began in the Second Age. They were regarded as spokespersons for gods, and people described them as gods walking on earth.

Ethan continued, "But the extinct Knight Lord has allowed the concept of 'breaking the oath' to continue to this day. This is due to a set of mechanisms designed by Him before His demise. It is just like the rules of a game. As long as you find a loophole in the rules, you can break the oath without breaking it."

He felt that the pointy-headed Mr. Abaddon did not have the ability or courage to do so.

"The person who guided him not only cracked the rules of the game, but also most likely knew that the Righteous God had disappeared. This is why the Church has become more and more unscrupulous."

Today's Pope Julius doesn't seem to worry at all about being punished by the Goddess of Life, or that his soul will be judged in the heaven they praise after death.

Ethan felt that they understood the rules of the game better than he did, and his method of helping the other side avoid breaking the oath was closer to cracking it through external means.

The punishment for "breaking the oath" had actually been triggered, but he helped to bear it.

"This is also the reason why the Holy See immediately sent out the choir after the book left by Saint Hillman in Gear City was stolen."

Ethan had always been puzzled as to why the book had been stored in Gear City for hundreds of years without anyone paying attention to it, but after it was stolen, the Vatican immediately sent out a choir - at this critical time for the transfer of the throne, they should not have been concerned with managing the affairs of the empire's borders.

"This is the secret that the Vatican is most afraid of being made public. They are worried that the book thief will make public the secret that the Righteous God is dead, which will make their actions under the banner of the Goddess of Life lose their legitimacy."

Rowena raised her hand and asked, "If that's the case, why don't they put the book in the imperial capital for safekeeping?"

“Because of the teacher’s presence.”

"Eh? Me?"

Lin Dong, who was eating cherries and listening with great interest, was stunned for a moment.

"Because when you were still a member of the Council of Seven, you often went to the forbidden section of the Imperial Cathedral Library to steal books."

It was no secret that Winter liked to break into restricted areas. Everyone knew she did so, but no one could provide evidence. "Then it was because the church needed to register and obtain approval from His Majesty Henry to transfer the banned books. At that time, His Majesty's illness was not so serious that he could not handle the important affairs of the empire, and the teacher happened to be running towards the border of the empire."

No one knew better than the Pope himself that the Winter Witch was still alive.

Until the theft, the Pope might have thought that placing the banned books in the Gear City was the best way to deal with them. After all, apart from Winter, no one would be so bold as to break into the banned book section of the Vatican's library and steal books to read.

"The chief priest of Gear City probably knew something, so he was severely punished after the banned book was stolen."

Ethan linked together all the recent events. "Then there is the Fallen War. The teacher recently told me many details of the battle of the Imperial Capital."

"Wait a minute, when did you talk about this? Why didn't you call me?"

Rowena was shocked. When she and Lin Dong were partners, she had hinted about this matter many times and even said that she was willing to pay, but she was rejected every time.

"bed time story."

Winter simply said, "Of course I won't call you."

"Damn it!"

Rowena screamed to the sky, "God of Trickery, oh no, according to Ethan, the God of Trickery is probably already dead. Then, in the name of her, the great magician, curse all the couples who like to tell bedtime stories!"
Winter lowered her head. If Ethan hadn't asked her, she wouldn't have been willing to say it.

She fought that battle quite uncomfortably. To her, she was sure of winning against any saint in a one-on-one situation, even Henry VI. However, she never expected that the Holy See had a trick up its sleeve and found two saints to help her out from somewhere.

Ethan understood.

It's a righteous battle of three against one, no one can stand it.

However, he heard many subtle details from Winter's narration. The reason why she was able to severely injure Henry VI in the battle of the imperial capital was because the two foreign saints did not put in much effort before he was seriously injured. It was not until Henry VI was hit by Winter's upgraded magic that they showed their skills one after another.

Winter could be sure that one of the two was a believer of the Goddess of Life.

Priests and knights, this combination that has existed since the founding of the empire, was so outrageous that there was no blessing or protection during the battle, and even the injuries of Henry VI could not be healed after the war.

Ethan now suspected that Henry VI had adopted a fighting method of exchanging injuries for injuries because he trusted the saint of the path of the Goddess of Life too much. As a result, the cold air entered his body, and his health deteriorated over the past two years until it completely collapsed.

Even an outsider like Ethan could easily spot the war criminals in the battle of the imperial capital after reviewing the game. They didn't use any skills and still got killed. Their playing style was very un-team-based.

"Those two saints should be the Pope's trump cards. Over the years, they have been manipulating the empire through the Vatican behind the scenes."

Ivy said in astonishment, "Is this why you asked them to infiltrate the Vatican, the Inquisition, and the Freeman Mansion?"

"'If you keep investigating, you will find something'. This is what the Inquisition taught me."

"One of them is the 'High Priest' Turzan."

Everyone except Ethan was shocked by Winter's findings. "Turzan? Are you referring to the Pope during the reign of Henry III? Hasn't he been dead for hundreds of years?"

There are records about Turzan in the history books of the empire.

Since Turzan, no saint has been born in the Empire's Holy See. After completing his papacy, Turzan lived in the imperial capital for another ten years. After his death, his soul returned to the Sanctuary of Life surrounded by the Holy See and the royal family.

"He had changed his body and appearance and was now a middle-aged man, so I didn't recognize him at all."

Winter said, "There is a secret room in the Church, located behind the portrait of Saint Hillman, whom Julius has always called 'Teacher'."

However, the investigation went much smoother than she had imagined, just like...

It was as if someone was guiding her.

"Ethan, what is the ultimate purpose of this plan?"

Ivy asked.

At this moment, the imperial capital was still experiencing heavy rain, which seemed to mean that their investigations over the past few days were coming to an end. However, Ethan had never explained the ultimate purpose of these investigations.

"The Church's rule over the Empire is deeply rooted. Even if Julius dies, Turzan can immediately nominate a new Pope."

"So, we want to assassinate a great man who will go down in the history of the empire?"

Rowena's little heart began to beat violently. If the other side who had just completed the promotion ceremony was included, their camp would be equivalent to having three saints.

The situation has reversed, and this time it is their turn to fight three against one.

Even though her opponent was a famous Pope in the history of the empire, Rowena was full of confidence.

"It is enough to hand him over to the teacher."

Ethan said that in his opinion, there was only one way to change the situation of the empire's faith. "I want to convey a message to everyone in the empire - their rightful god has long fallen."...

At the same time, in the secret room of the Imperial Capital Cathedral.

"Teacher, the execution was interrupted by a rainstorm."

After the summoning ceremony was completed, Julius stood respectfully in front of the mirror. The majestic Pope was like a student who had made a mistake, not even daring to breathe.

Before he set out for the execution ground, his teacher gave him two tasks.

Collins-Margaret is the inheritor of ancient scientific and technological knowledge. If he dies, he must ensure that Ivy must be in the hands of the Vatican. He had already made a plan to take Ivy to the Vatican after the execution and completely erase her consciousness with the help of the teacher.

But now, he has failed to complete both tasks.

The figure in the mirror did not blame him, and said thoughtfully, "This rainstorm is unusual, just like a natural disaster... Lightning element or water element?"

Julius asked cautiously, "Teacher, do you mean that the caster is likely to be a saint like you? I am very sure that after the death of the Winter Witch, the academy has never promoted any saints. The current dean is a fourth-level elemental shaper who is proficient in earth elemental magic. This is not something he can do."

It was hard for him to imagine that anyone could change the weather on their own.

"Ivy didn't tell the truth to the Internment Bureau."

The figure in the mirror said, "The investigator who solved the three contaminated areas did not rely on luck. Have you not found his whereabouts yet?"

"No……"

When the vague premonition in his heart was confirmed by the teacher, Julius' mood instantly fell to the bottom.

The situation in the imperial capital was developing in a direction he could not predict. He really disliked this feeling, as if he had handed his fate over to the unknown.

“That investigator is just a refugee, definitely not a student of the academy. Where on earth did he come from…” Julius suddenly thought of something, his eyes full of disbelief, “Could he be a student of the Winter Witch?”

Since he became Pope, only the Winter Witch had ever frightened him.

That is a terrifying force that transcends power and schemes.

"That's the only explanation."

The figure in the mirror said, "This is the evil you left behind, Julius."

According to their original plan, Henry VI should be seriously injured in the battle, and the Winter Witch would die in the imperial capital. However, what they did not expect was that the Violet Commune had also planted a pawn inside the Vatican. When the Winter Witch was on the verge of death, it used blessings to stabilize her injuries and secretly assisted the witch to bypass the eyes of the kingdom's army and leave the imperial capital.

Julius’s face twisted and he gritted his teeth.

That was the biggest failure in his life, his students actually betrayed him!

Even though he later let her replace Winter and had her tied to the stake and burned to death in public, it was still difficult to ease the hatred in his heart.

Two years later, the mistake at that time brought new hidden dangers.

"Teacher, how do you think her student's attainments in the field of elemental magic compare to the Winter Witch?"

"He only has two years anyway."

The figure in the mirror did not answer directly, but issued an order in a gloomy tone, "And that witch is the most talented elemental shaper I have ever seen. This rainstorm may be caused by her, but the injury she suffered two years ago is not so easy to heal... Julius, gather the choir. Before that, let the kingdom army capture Ivy at all costs. As for the Winter Witch, if I can deal with her once, there will be a second time."

"I'll do it right away."

Julius looked solemn. The final battle was about to begin.

But he believed that his teacher could still clear the obstacles in front of him - it had always been like this.

After getting the teacher's promise, he finally let go of his worries. He had enough means to force Ivy to show up.

Although Abaddon is not very useful, the advantage is that we can obey his orders.

To Julius's surprise, Abaddon came to the Imperial Cathedral on his own initiative before he could summon him.

"The Pope..."

The moment he saw Julius, Abaddon rushed towards him despite the priest's attempts to stop him.

The reason for the blockage is obvious.

His silver-white armor was undergoing some strange changes. The blood-red ice dyed his armor red, and an eye opened on his shoulder armor.

"Your Excellency the Pope, you are right. That investigator is really a believer of the evil god. How should we deal with him?"

Abaddon's emotions were on the verge of losing control. He yelled, and it was unclear whether he was afraid or angry. "You must have a way to deal with him, right?"

He thought he had saved his life and hesitated whether to tell the Pope about his meeting with the other party. This would be important information for the Holy See, but it would also let the Pope know of his yet another failure.

Recent events have dealt him a series of heavy blows.

Until there was a sudden movement where the armor was covered by ice. When Abaddon looked in the direction of the sound, he witnessed a scene that he would never forget - an eye had grown on his armor, and the rotating eyeball was staring at him.

The horrible changes did not stop there. The red ice spread all over his body, making him look as if he was wearing another layer of blood-colored armor over his knight's armor.

"Your Holiness, you have burned to death so many followers of the evil god, you can definitely help me!"

More and more eyeballs appeared, spreading from Abaddon's shoulder armor to his entire body. The densely packed eyeballs squeezed together, forming an extremely horrifying picture of hell. The priests who were trying to stop him were so frightened by the scene that they pissed themselves and retreated to the outside of the Pope's Hall, fearing that they would be infected as well.

"Abaddon, stand down!"

Julius shouted sharply, and he felt his scalp tingling.

However, Abaddon ignored his warning and ran towards him desperately. Even if he was knocked away by the silver-white ball of light, he would get up from the ground again and charge again.

His mental state became extremely abnormal, as if he could no longer feel pain. Even though Julius cast a spell with the intention of killing him, he was unable to penetrate Abaddon's strange armor. Instead, it caused it to grow many wriggling tentacles - those tentacles did not attack him, but instead made Julius hear some kind of call.

"Your Holiness, I have always done my best to complete your orders. Are you going to abandon me?"

"Abaddon, I said, stand down!"

Julius raised his tone, trying to use his majesty to cover up the fear in his heart. The spell he cast became more and more fierce. He no longer cared whether Abaddon could survive. He just wanted to tear this strange armor and Abaddon into pieces.

This bastard is always causing trouble and can’t do anything for him!
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Julius’ eyes, and this time, he aimed at Abaddon’s face—the part that was not covered by the armor.

The silver-white color turned into countless arrows and exploded above Abaddon's head.

The church trembled. Abaddon stood still and looked up. "Your Holiness, are you going to kill me?"

The tentacles on the armor protected him, forming a barrier of flesh and blood, blocking the arrows that were heading straight for Abaddon's head.

This woke Abaddon up from his dream.

"Your Holiness, you actually don't know how to deal with the followers of the evil god, right?
"You just pinned the blame on those who couldn't resist you, so you could easily tie them to the stake and burn them to death...

“Once you encounter true followers of the evil god, you will have no idea how to deal with them.

"So, you can't save me."

Abaddon muttered to himself. He seemed to have finally sorted out his thoughts. His eyes suddenly became fierce and dyed red. His voice was no longer humble but full of begging. "Then what is the difference between you and me? In this case, then come and accompany me!"

(End of this chapter)